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OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 






Words from many sources 
commendatory of its work; 
and especially of the plan to 
purchase the house in which 
President Lincoln died. 



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3Jlic J>Xcmotlal ^association 

OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 



Incorporated under the Laws of the District, March 18, 1892. 



This Association has been organized for the threefold purpose — 

1. Of preserving the most noteworthy houses at the Capital that have 
been made historic by the residence of the nation's greatest men. 

2. Of suitably marking, by tablets or otherwise, tli(! houses and places 
throughout the city of chief interest to our own residents and to the 
multitudes of Americans and foreigners who annually visit the Capital. 

3. Of thus cultivating that historic spirit and that reverence for the 
memories of the founders and leaders of the Republic uiwu which an 
intelligent and abiding patriotism so largely depends. 



Q)fficer« of tlj« 3l$*octrtttc>n. 



MELVILLE W. FULLER, MYRON M. PARKER, 

President. Secretary. 

TEUNIS S. HAMLIN, JAMES E. FITCH, 

Vice-President. Treasurer. 



2;itettxbcv*« of tlye 5t*»ocirttioit, 

APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE PRESIDENT OF THE 
SENATE, AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE. 



Melville W. Fuller. J. C. Bancroft Davis. Myron M. Parker. 

John M. Schofield. Walter S. Cox. Gardiner G. Hubbard. 

John W. Foster. S. H. Kauffmann. W. D. Davidge. 

B. H. Warder. A, R. Spofford. S. R. Franklin. 

S. P. Lanoley. John Hay. Charles C. Glover. 

A. B. Hagner. J. W. Douglass. Teunis S. Hamlin. 




TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



OFFICIAL PERSONAGES. 

Hon. a. E. STEVENSON, 
Vice-President. 

Hon. LEVI P. MORTON, 

Ex-Vice-President. 

Hon. W. H. H. MILLER, 

Ex-Attornej-General. 

Hon. JOHN W. NOBLE, 

Ex-Secretary of the Interior. 

Hon. HENRY L. DAWES, 

Ex-Senator from Mass. 

Hon. ROBERT C. WINTHROP (Mass). 

Ex-Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Hon. ABRAM S. HEWITT (New York) 

Ex-Representative in Congress. 
Ex-Maj'or of New York. 

Hon. ANDREW D. WHITE, 

Minister to Russia. 

Hon. WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS, 
Ex-Minister to Germany. 

Hon. carter H. HARRISON, 

Late Mayor of Chicago. 

Hon. THOMAS M. COOLEY, 

Interstate Cominerce Commissioner. 



GOVERNORS OF STATES. 



Hox. WM. M. FISHBACK, 
Hon. DAVIS H. WAITE, 
Hon. ROBERT T REYNOLDS, 
Hon. WILLIAM J. McCONNELL, 
Hon. JOHN P. ALTGELD, 
Hon CLAUDE MATTHEWS, 
Hon. WILLIAM E. RUSSELL, 
Hon. JOHN T. RICH, . 
Hon. J. E. RICHARDS, . 
Hon. WILLIAM J. STONE, . 
Hon. L. CROUNSE, 
Hon. JOHN B. SMITH, 
Hon. ROSWELL K. COLCORD, 
Hon. ROSWELL P. FLOWER . 
Hon. WlLLIAxM McKINLEY, Jr. 
Hon. ROBERT E. PATTISON, . 
Hon. T. P. TILLMAN, 
Hon. D. RUSSELL BROWN, 
Hon. JOHN S. HOGG. 
Hon. LEVI K. FULLER, 
Hon. JOHN H. McGRAW, 
Hon. WILLIAM A. McCORKLE, 
Hon. JOHN E. OSBORNE, 



Arkansas 

Colorado 

Delaware 

Idaho 

. Illinois 

Indiana 

Mass. 

Michis^an 

Montana 

Missouri 

Nebraska 

New Hampshire 

Nevada 

New York 

Ohio 

Penn. 

S. Carolina 

Rhode Island 

Texas 

Vermont 

Washini^ton 

. West Va. 

Wyoming 



CLERGYMEN, EDUCATORS AND 
OTHERS. 

California. 

BISHOP NICHOLS 
DAVID S. JORDAN, 

President Leland Stanford, Junior, University 

CHARLES J. SWIFT. 

Counecticiit. 



BISHOP WILLIAMS. 



Delaware. 

BISHOP COLEMAN. 
JAMES P. WINCHESTER. 

President First National Bank, Wilmington. 

Colorado. 
BISHOP WARREN. 
DONALD FLETCHER (Denver). 

District of Columbia. 

BISHOP HURST. 
BISHOP KEANE. 
FREDERICK DOUGLASS. 
J. E. RANKIN, D. D., 

President Howard University. 

B. H. WARNER, 

President Washington Loan and Trust Co. 

Newspapers. 
DAILY POST. 
EVENING STAR. 

Georgia. 
BISHOP NELSON. 
BISHOP HAYGOOD. 

initio is. 

BISHOP MERRILL. 
JOHN HENRY BARROWS, D. D. 
HERRICK JOHNSON, D. D. 
Hon. E. S. LACEY, 

Late Comptroller of the Currency. 

lozva. 
BISHOP PERRY. 
O. L. F. BROWN, Esq., 

Secretary Commercial Exchange, Des Moines. 

I 71 di a 71 a. 
BISHOP KNICKERBACKER, 



Newspapers. 
INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. 

Kansas. 
E. N. MORRILL, 

President First National Bank, Leavenworth. 

Newspapers. 

WYANDOTTE HERALD, 
KANSAS CITY JOURNAL. 

KeJiiucky. 
T. T. EATON, D. D. 
BISHOP DUDLEY. 

Louisiana. 
N. BALDWIN, 

President N. O. National Bank. 

Newspapers. 

PICAYUNE (New Orleans). 
TIMES-DEMOCRAT (New Orleans;. 

Maine. 

WILLIAM De W. HYDE, 

President Bowdoin College. 

Hon. CHARLES F. LIBBY, 

President Maine Bar Association. 

Newspapers. 
KENNEBEC JOURNAL. 

Massachusetts. 

A. J. GORDON, D. D. (Boston). 
BISHOP LAWRENCE. 
MERRILL E. GATES, 

President Amherst College. 

JUSTIN WINSOR, (Cambridge). 
ALBERT CLARKK, 

Secretary Home Market Club, Boston. 

Dr. O. W. holmes (Boston). 



Newspapers. 
THE DAILY GLOBE (Boston). 
THE DAILY TRANSCRIPT (Boston). 
THE DAILY TRAVELLER (Boston). 
THE CONGREGATIONALIST (Boston). 

Maryland. 

CARDINAL GIBBONS. 

F. M ELLIS, D. D. (Baltimore). 

BISHOP PARET, 

D. C. GILMAN, 

Johns Hopkins. 

JOSEPH PACKARD. 

Newspapers 

BALTIMORE NEWS. 
BALTIMORE SUN. 

Michigan. 
BISHOP DAVIS. 
BISHOP NINDE. 
JAMES B. ANGELL, 

President University of Michigan. 

Minnesota. 

BISHOP WHIPPLE. 
BISHOP FOWLER. 
CYRUS NORTHROP, 

President University of Minnesota. 

CHARLES E. FLANDRAU. 

Missouri. 
F. A. McWILLIE. 
BISHOP LUTTLE. 
BISHOP BOWMAN. 
R. H. JESSE, 

President University of Missouri. 



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Nebraska. 

THE DAILY BEE (Omaha). 
THE WORLD- HERALD (Omaha). 

Nexv Hampshire. 

WILLIAM J. TUCKER, 

President Dartnioulh College. 

NcM yersey. 
BISHOP SCARBOROUGH. 

Newspapers. 
THE CHRONICLE (Orange). 

New I'ork. 

LYMAN ABBOTT, D. D. 

MORGAN DIX, D. D. 

ROBERT COLLYER. 

CHARLES H. PARKHURST, D. D. 

THOMAS A. HASTINGS, D. D., 

Union Theological Seminary. 

R. S. McARTHUR, D. D 

PHILLIP SCHAFF, D. D. 

JOHN HALL, D. D. 

BISHOP POTTER. 

BISHOP FITZGERALD. 

BISHOP LITTLEJOHN (Long Island). 

BISHOP VINCENT. 

BISHOP HUNTINGTON. 

BISHOP MALLALIEU (Buffalo). 

J. G. SCHURMAN, 

President Cornell University. 

Hon. J. NEWTON FIERO, 

President New York Bar Association. 

C. N. SIMS, 

Syracuse University. 

ALEXANDER WEBB, 

College of the City of New York. 



GEORGE CLINTON, 

President Mercantile Exchange, Buffalo 

H. H. Mccracken, 

University of the City of New York. 

JOHN CROSBY BROWN. 
WILLIAM E. DODGE. 

Newspapers. 
DAILY TRIBUNE (Nkw Yokk) 
DAILY MAIL AND EXPRESS (New York). 
ALBANY EVENING JOURNAL. 

Ohio. 
ARCHBISHOP ELDER. 
BISHOP LEONARD. 
WILLIAM G. BALLANTYNE, 

President Oberlin College. 
WILLIAM C. SPROUL, 

Dean University of Cincinnati. 
SYLVESTER F. SCOVEL, 

President of the University of Wooster. 

Newspapers. 
COMMERCIALGAZETTE (Cincinnati). 

Pen nsylvii n ia . 
GEORGE DANA BOARDMAN, D. D., Pii. D. 

I. D. MOFFAT, 

President Washington and Jefferson College. 

Newspapers. 
THE TIMES (Pittsburgh). 

Rhode Island. 
BISHOP CLARK, 
E. BENJAMIN ANDREWS, 
Brow^n University. 

South Carolina. 
CHARLES S VEDDER, D. D (Charleston). 
B. F. WHITNER, 

President Bar Association of S. C 
JAMES WOODWARD, 

President South Carolina College. 



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Tennessee. 
BISHOP QUINTARD. 

Texas. 
BISHOP GARRETT. 

Newspapers. 
THE DAILY POST (Houston). 

Wisconsin. 

ARCHBISHOP KATZER (Milwaukee). 
C. K. ADAMS, 

President University of Wisconsin. 

Vermont. 
Newspapers. 
THE FREE PRESS (Burlington.) 

Virginia. 

J. C. CRANBERRY. 

R. S BARTON (Winchester). 

Mewspapers, 
THE JEFFERSONIAN (Piedmont). 

West Virginia. 
THE STATE JOURNAL (Parkersburg). 



^be flDcmorial aeeociation 

OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 



From Vice-President A. E. STEVENSON: 

" I need hardly assure you that I am in full sym- 
pathy with the action outlined by the Memorial 
Association. The plan you suggest of purchasing 
the house in which President Lincoln died meets 
w^ith my heartiest approval. I trust early and 
favorable action looking to that end will be taken 
by Congress." 

From Ex-Vice-President LEVI P. MORTON : 

"I am in hearty sympathy with the disinterested 
and public-spirited purposes of the Memorial Asso- 
ciation, and look forward with confidence to an 
appropriation by Congress at its next session for 
the purchase of the house in which President Lin- 
coln died." 

From W. H. H. MILLER, Ex-Attorney Gen- 
eral : 

" The purpose of the Memorial Association is 
most commendable. The places associated with 
memorable events where heroic actions have been 
performed, where the world's really great and good 



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ineii ha\c li\ccl aiul tlicd, have associalions full 
of inspiration. To mark such places and preserve 
their hallowed memories is to render a service to 
the country and to posteritv of inestimable value. 
Your w^ork deserves, and I trust will receive, pub- 
lic favor." 

From JOHN W. NOBLE, Ex-Secretary of the 
Interior : 

" The work proposed to be done by the Memo- 
rial Association is most worthy and patriotic and 
cannot but add many important facts to history and 
increase greatly the interest we all feel in the city 
of Washington." 

From the Hon. ROBERT C. WINTHROP, 

of Massachusetts : 

'' The Memorial x^ssociation of the District of 
Columbia is engaged in a most interesting work, 
and is entitled to the sympathy and support of all 
patriotic citizens." 

From the Hon. ABRAM S. HEWITT, of 
New York : 

'-'• T think that your effort is most commendable, 
and I shall be very glad, indeed, to learn that the 
house where President Lincoln dTed has become 
public property, so that our descendants may resort 
to it for patriotic inspiration.'' 



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From the late CARTER H. HARRISON, 
Mayor of Chicago : 

" I am in receipt of your favor of September 
27th, relative to the Congressional appropriation 
for the purchase of the house in which President 
Lincoln died. 

" I cheerfully commend the movement inaugu- 
rated by your Association, and hope the project 
will be consummated speedily. 

" Such spots, even though they mark the saddest 
events in our history, should be kept sacred for all 
time.'' 

From the Hon. ANDREW D. WHITE, Ex- 
President of Cornell University, and late ]Minister 
to Germanv, and now Minister to Russia : 

" All the things planned seem to me exceedinglv 
valuable, but the proposal to urge upon Congress 
the purchase of the house in which Abraham Lin- 
coln died strikes me as perhaps the best part of 
your plan. Should that be done it would be a 
place of pilgrimage from all parts of the world and 
for manv centuries." 

From the Hon. THOMAS M. COOLEY, Ex- 
Chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission : 

"I approve fully of the purposes for which the 
Memorial Association of the District of Columbia 
is organized, and shall be glad to see them given 
effect."* 



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From the Hon. HENRY L. DAWES, Ex- 
Senator from Massachusetts : 

" I am ghid to see the earnestness with which 
your society has entered upon this work, and hope 
from its researches rich results." 

From Mr. JOHN CROSBY BROWN, of 
New York : 

" The object the Association has in view speaks 
for itself and commends itself to all good citizens. 
If I can be of any service to you I shall be most 
happy." 

From the Hon. WILLIAM E. DODGE, of 
New York : 

I am greatly interested in the' patriotic and wise 
plans of your Memorial Association. Nothing 
could be more helpful than to keep constantly be- 
fore the country the mementoes of the great and 
good men who have made our nation famous and 
given us a permanent and stable Government. The 
remembrance of the life and work of our great 
men will always be an inspiration to those who are 
coming on to fill their places." 

From the Hon. W^M. WALTER PHELPS, 
late Minister to Germany : 

"As I just now read the purpose for which you 
had associated yourselves — the care for local asso- 



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elation and the preservation of the old and famous 
in our streets — I said, ' My interest in such things 
was apologetic and timid, because I did not expect 
sympathy ; and here are about all the prominent 
men I know in Washington, who not only care for 
such things, but have begun to \vork for them.' 
You may imagine, then, the ardor with which I 
hailed the mission of the Memorial Association." 

From Mr. JUSTIN WINSOR, the historian, 
of Cambridge, Mass. : 

" The work the Association proposes is every 
way commendable, and in it the patriotic and 
historic sense are united in ends serviceable to the 
moral and even material well-being of our people." 

From Dr. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, 
of Boston : 

" I heartily sympathize with the Memorial As- 
sociation in its proposed efforts to secure for pos- 
terity those buildings and monuments which are 
associated with the memory of the great citizens 
of the Republic. Boston allowed the Hancock 
House to be torn to pieces and sold for fire-wood, 
to the great grief of many good Bostonians, but 
she keeps Faneuil Hall and the old State House. 
She would not know herself without them. I 
hope Washington will look to us for a warning 
and an example." 



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From the Hon. FREDERICK DOUGLASS, 

of Washing'ton : 

" The idea of preservinj^ intact the house in 
which Abraham Lincohi, our martyred President, 
died is worthy of your action. 

" Nothino". is too costly, either of money or of 
effort, which tends to keep in memory the man by 
whose wisdom and beneficence the Union of our 
country was saf^ed and the emancipation of mil- 
lions secured. I am ^lad to see that the measure 
you contemplate is in worthy and able hands, and 
I have no doubt it will be carried into effect." 



From Mr. JOSEPH PACKARD, Jr., of Bal- 
timore : 

" It seems to me that it is both proper and timely 
to take such action as your Association proposes. 
Nowhere can it be more fitting to preserve the me- 
morials of the past than in the city of Washington, 
which touches so closely the history of our Federal 
Government — a history which will draw deepen- 
ing interest as our country grows and prospers. 
I may add that your project has a peculiar interest 
for citizens of the State of Maryland, which ceded 
from her domain the territory which constitutes the 
District as it now exists, and whose citizens were 
prominent among the founders of the federal 
city." 



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From Mr. J. C. GRANBERY, of Ashland, 
Virginia : 

" I heartily approve the wise and patriotic pur- 
poses of the Memorial Association, and trust that 
it will meet -with popular favor.'' 



FROM GOVERNORS OF STATES. 



From the Hon. WILLIAM M. FISHBACK, 
Governor of Arkansas : 

" I regard your Association as a highly merito- 
rious institution. Its aims are at once patriotic, 
historic, and public spirited, and as such should be 
encouraofed bv Cono^ress." 

From the Hon. DAVIS H. WAITE, Gov- 
ernor of Colorado : 

" I take it the orood that comes from vour labors 
will not be so much in the collection and preser- 
vation of the mere material things which have be- 
long-ed to grreat men as in the association of those 
things with that clear conception of right which 
has made great men really great. I hope your 
Association will be of great service in cultivating 
clear conceptions of human rights." 



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From the Hon. ROBERT J. REYNOLDS, 

Governor of Delaware : 

"' 1 eertainly regard the aim and purpose of the 
Alemorial iVssociation a eommendal/le one, and no 
reasonable outlay of time or money I consider too 
great to make your undertaking a success and a 
permanent one." 

From the Hon. WILLIAM J. McCOXNELL, 
Governor of Idaho : 

" The orsranization of such an association was a 
happy thought, and the fact that you have enlisted 
in it such names as appear on your roll of officers 
and members is a guarantee of the faithfulness with 
which the work in hand will be prosecuted. 

'' The preservation of those buildings which 
have connected with them so many memories and 
associations inclined to inspire the patriotism not 
only of the present generation, but of generations 
yet unborn, should, and no doubt will, receive the 
approval and support of Congress at its next ses- 
sion. The appropriation needed will be very small 
in comparison with the universal interest which the 
subject will command. I think I may congratu- 
late you in advance upon the success of your very 
commendable enterprise," 

From the Hon. JOHN P. ALTGELD, Gov- 
ernor of Illinois : 

" The Memorial Association has my hearty ap- 
proval and good wishes. The rescuing of the 



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buildings that were associated with the memory of 
many of our great men is not only patriotic, but is 
a work \vhich this age owes to posterity." 

From the Hon. CLAUDE MATTHEWS, 
Governor of Indiana : 

" The object of your Association impresses me 
as one meriting encouragement from all. To pre- 
serve the historical features of Washington, now 
fast being obliterated or passing into decay, that 
they may present lessons to the youth of our coun- 
try is certainly a noble and high purpose. I trust 
you may meet with every encouragement that will 
insure the success of your undertaking." 

From the Hon. WILLIAM E. RUSSELL, 
Governor of Massachusetts : 

" I have read with much interest the statement 
of your Memorial Association. It seems to me its 
purposes are most commendable and patriotic, and 
I heartly wish for it every success." 

From the Hon. JOHN T. RICH, Governor 
of Michig-an : 

" The work you are doing is an important one 
for the American people, especially for the gener- 
ation yet to come, and I hope Congress will give 
you such substantial aid as the cause for which vou 
are at work merits." 



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From the Hon. J. E. RICHARDS, Governor 
of Montana : 



" In no better way can a spirit of patriotism be 
fostered and tlie threat deeds of the heroic dead 
indeblilv impressed upon the pubHc mind. An ap- 
propriation to purchase the liouse in which Lincohi | 
died would, I believe, meet the hearty endorsement 
of all wlio treasure the memorv of the great libera- 
tor." 



From the Hon. WILLIAM J. STONE, Gov- 
ernor of Missouri : 

" I beg to express my warm appro\al of the 
effort your Association is making to excite a greater 
interest among our people in those things defined 
by you as representing " the higher refinements of a 
splendid civilization." It is painfully true that we 
pay too little attention to art, literature, and the 
like. We have not sufficientlv cultivated the g^en- 
tier graces of civilization. I agree with you that 
' among those refinements none is more precious 
than that \vorth\ pride in our best national traits 
and achievements,' and that that pride is best stim- 
ulated by an intimate acquaintance with the life 
and work of oiu" greatest men. So believing, I can 
onlv wish that vour efforts mav be crow ned with 
the lar<rest measure of success." 



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From the Hon. L. CROUNSE, Governor of 
Nebraska : 

"The work in which vour Association is eng-aofed, 
in rescuing and preserving those landmarks of 
American history, which must be so interesting 
and vakiable in time to come, is most praiseworthy 
and deserving of every encouragement." 

From the Hon. JOHN B. SMITH, Governor 
of New Hampshire : 

"Your aims and purposes are, indeed, commend- 
able. These old landmarks and historic homes 
and buildings at the nation's capital are interesting 
to the people of the whole country, especially any 
house identified with Abraham Lincoln, who, to- 
day, is in the hearts of all loyal people of the land 
more than any other man of this century." 

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From the Hon. ROSWELL K. COLCORD, 
Governor of Nevada : 

"The objects for which your Association w^as 
organized are most worthy, and vs'ill meet the 
highest commendation of all true Americans. You 
have undertaken a noble and patriotic work, in 
wdiich the wdiole nation is deeply interested, and 
will pray that you may receive all necessary aid 
from Congress. I herebv extend to vou my very 
best wishes for the success of the enterprise." 



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From the Hon. ROSWELL P. FLOWER, 
Governor of New York : 

" I wish your Association <2^reat success in its 
efforts to preserve the historic buildings and hind- 
marks of Washington. The capital of our country 
is dear to every American, and its historic associa- 
tions and traditions should be carefully cherished. 
I congratulate you on the good work that has alread}^ 
been accomplished by your Association, and hope 
that success will continue to crown vour efforts." 



From the Hon. WILLIAM McKINLEY, Jr., 
Governor of Ohio : 

" I take great pleasure in commending the work 
of your Association. It appeals to the patriotism 
and historic pride of all Americans, and I sincerely 
trust that Congress can be interested in the matter." 



From the Hon. ROBERT E. PATTISON, 
Governor of Pennsylvania : 

" I am pleased to express to you my commenda- 
tion of the vt'ork upon which the Association has 
entered, and sincerely hop'e that nothing mav inter- 
vene to prevent an early realization of all that is 
anticipated by the patriotic and progressive men 
who have been enlisted in this good work." 



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From the Hon. T. P. TILLMAN, Governor of 
South Carolina : 

"Permit me to say that I think the purpose 
of your organization an admirable one, and that 
you will deserve the thanks of the present and all 
future generations if you shall succeed in carrying 
out that purpose.'' 

From the Hon. D. RUSSELL BROWN, Gov- 
ernor of Rhode Island : 

" The work of preserving and marking historic 
houses and spots is a most laudable one, although 
up to the present time greatly neglected, and it 
must be a matter of gratification to those who sym- 
pathize with it to find so many persons of experi- 
ence and prominence engaged in the undertaking. 
Any assistance I can render in my humble way 
will be given with much pleasure." 

From the Hon. J. S. HOGG, Governor of 
Texas : 

"I beg to express my best wishes for the success 
of your efforts in taking care of and suitably mark- 
ing the most noteworthy houses and places at the 
capital that have been made historic by the resi- 
dence of the nation's greatest men. Your patriotic 
motive will, I feel sure, win success.' 



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From the Hon. LEVI K. FULLER, Governor 
of Vermont : 

" I need not say that your object is a worthy one, 
nor that I am heartily in sympathy with all move- 
ments looking to the care and preservation of his- 
toric houses, etc., in our country. Places associated 
with the lives of those who have in a srreater or 
less degree helped to make our nation what it is 
to-day are and must continue to be sources of in- 
spiration to the young and rising generation. I 
therefore trust that the work of your Association 
may long be successfully prosecuted." 

From the Hox. JOHN H. McGRAW, Gov- 
ernor of Washington : 

"The object of your organization is most com- 
mendable, and should receive substantial assistance 
from ConsTress. Anvthing: that tends to awaken 
and propagate the spirit of patriotism in our people 
should be cherished and fostered." 

From the Hon. WILLL\M A. McCORKLE, 
Governor of West Virginia : 

" I view with pleasure the work which you have 
undertaken, and deem it one which commends it- 
self to everv patriotic American. It is a dutv 
which we owe to future generations to preserve for 
them the historic places of the first century's 
growth of the greatest government the world has 
ever known." 



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From the Hon. JOHN E. OSBORNE, Gov- 
ernor of Wyoming : 

" I am greatly pleased with the designs proposed. 
The object is certainly a worthy one, and I sin- 
cerely hope you will be able to secure the appro- 
priation you seek." 



FROM COLLEGE PRESIDENTS. 



From D. C. OILMAN, of Johns Hopkins 
University : . 

" I have not the slightest hesitation iu commend- 
ing the plans of your society. The name of your 
president, the Chief Justice of the United States, 
the ability of your associates, and the clear state- 
ment of the object you have in view, afford ample 
assurance of success. You have a capital idea, 
supported by the best citizens of Washington, and 
you will doubtless produce such an impression that 
other cities throughout the land will follow your 
example. Washington has already become one of 
the most attractive capitals of the world. A slight 
flavor of antiquity will be no disadvantage." 

From WILLIAM O. SPROUL, Dean of the 
LTniversitv of Cincinnati : 

" I heartilv approve of the object of the Memo- 
rial Association, and should like to see similar or- 



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o-anizati()ns (perhaps as branches) established else- 
where. It inspires the people with love of country, 
and warms theni to deeds of patriotism to see, to 
touch and to handle, objects that pertain to the 
daily life of our great men, or which are closely 
connected with our country's history." 

From H. M. McCRACKEN, Chancellor of the 
University of the City of New York : 

" T most heartily applaud the aims of your asso- 
ciation. Having made many a pilgrimage in for- 
eign cities to find houses made famous by great 
men who have dwelt in them, I have felt grateful 
to those who have preserved them. I am sure that 
large benefits may be conferred on all the gener- 
ations that shall visit Washington by directing their 
steps to the homes of the men who have dw^elt 
there. I wish you the largest success in your 
work." 

From E. BENJAMIN ANDREWS, President 
of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island : 

"Your plan seems to me a most excellent one, 
and I can have no doubt that it will effect the ends 
for which it has been devised." 

From FRANKLIN CARTER, President of 
Williams College : 

"The purposes of the Memorial Association 
commend themselves warmlv to an American who 



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has pride in the history of the nation, and it seeiiis 
to me nothing could be better suited to develop 
patriotism and reverence than the attainment of 
these endeavors. I earnestly hope that this feel- 
ing will be general, and that the society will not 
find it difficult to carry these purposes into effect.'' 

From JAMES B. ANGELL, President of the 
University of Michigan : 

"It is with great interest that I have read the 
announcement of the project of the Memorial Asso- 
ciation. The traveller in Europe finds many of 
the sites and the houses which have been made 
memorable by the lives of great men set apart 
and preserved with care. It is high time that we 
began to imitate, their example. I have been es- 
pecially struck with the need in Washington of the 
work you are undertaking, as I have sought often 
in vain to learn where some of our most eminent 
statesmen dwelt in that city. It is a pious and 
patriotic duty which you are discharging, and I 
wish you all success in it." 

From ALEXANDER S. WEBB, President of 
the College of the City of New York : 

" I cannot refrain from writing in commendation 
of your work in preserving the most noteworthy 
houses at the capital made historic by the residence 
of the nation's greatest men. Yes, cultivate rever- 
ence for such memories." 



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From MEJII^IIJ. E. GATES, President of 
Amherst C()llet»c : 

" Tile awakenintr and deepenin"^ of historic con- 
sciousness tends always and directly to the deepen- 
injjj and intensifvin<>' of patriotism. I sincereh 
hope that the objects of the Alemorial Association 
will lie accomplished. The work should com- 
mand the cordial support of all public-spirited 
citizens." 

From C K. ADAALS, President of the l^niver- 
sitv of Wisconsin : 

" I approve entirely of vour scheme. Ev'er\ 
effort to preserve buildings of historical importance 
oui^ht to receive the encouraj^ement of every per- 
son havino- any interest in historv." 

From JAMES WOODROW, President of the 
South Carolina Colleije : 

" I wish yom- Association the hi" best success in 
the accomplishment of every part of your three- 
fold purpose." 

From DAVID S. JORDAN, President of the 
Leland Stanford, Junior, University : 

" I wish to express my entire sympathv with the 
purposes of the Memorial Association, and I sin- 
cerely hope that you n^iy be able to secure the funds 
necessary for the purchase of the house in which 
Lincoln died.'' 



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From WILLIAM J. TUCKER, President of 
Dartmouth College : 

"The value of the work which you have taken 
in hand cannot be overestimated. And it is timely. 
The memorials which you seek to preserve can 
now be secured, and they have already become his- 
toric. It does not seem possible that your appeal 
to the loval citizens of the countrv can fail." 

From WILLIAM DeW. HYDE, President of 
Bowdoin College : 

"I thank you for calling my attention to the ef- 
fort of the Memorial Association. It is a most 
praiseworthy undertaking, and both in your general 
purpose and also in your immediate endeavor to 
secure the house in which President Lincoln died 
I wish you success." 

From WILLIAM G. BALLANTINE, Presi- 
dent of Oberlin College : 

" I am orratified to learn of the organization and 
purposes of the Memorial Association. Its work 
is one of which ever}^ true patriot must heartily ap 
prove." 

From CYRUS NORTHROP, President of the 
University of Minnesota : 

" The Memorial ^Association seems to me to have 
a very noble purpose, and I hope it may be very 



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successful. Our country is especially lacking in 
places of old, historic interest, and it is very desir- 
able that objects of historic interest should be pre- 
served if possible.'' 

From R. H. JESSE, President of the Uni- 
versity of Missouri : 

" I am in cordial sympathy with the aims of the 
^Vssociation, and wish you Godspeed in your 
work." 

From J. G. SCHURMAN, President of Cornell 
University : 

" Civilization means, above all things, a sense of 
the historic past ; and I know of nothing more 
important for our American civilization than that 
the names of our great men should be held in 
reverent and intelligent remembrance. Asa means 
to this end the preservation and marking of the 
houses in which our heroes lived is a most important 
undertaking, and I wish the Memorial Association 
all the success which its high object deserves." 

From C. N. SIMS, late Chancellor of the 
Syracuse University : 

" I most heartily approve the objects of your 
organization. The day will come when the nation 
will hold as priceless the historic buildings which 
your Association proposes to own and protect, and 
the tablets by which it mav commemorate events 
of historic interest." 



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From J. D. MOFFAT, President of Washing- 
ton and Jefferson College : 

" Your good work has begun none too soon. 
Places associated with the lives and services of our 
great statesmen, warriors, and leaders become in 
time one of the most effective agencies for the cul- 
tivation of patriotism — a virtue that is apt to disap- 
pear with excessive pursuit of wealth, unless kept 
alive by historic places and celebrations. I trust 
you w^ll be successful in this new enterprise." 



From SYLVESTER F. SCOVEL, President 
of the University of Wooster : 

" I am delighted to find that this new method at 
once of awakening and gratifying an interest in our 
national past has been thought of and has been 
committed to such able custody and undertaken in 
so thoroughly a disinterested way. I sincerely 
trust you will not only secure all the official appro- 
priations necessarv, but be sustained and cheered in 
vour noble work by a most uniform and pronounced 
sympathv from all who are thoughtful enough 
thoroughlv to appreciate how vital a nation's his- 
tory is to its nobler future, and how^ essentially the 
biography of that history w411 contain some of its 
most striking elements, and how surely locality is 
connected with biography." 



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From J. E. RANKIN, President of Howard 
University : 

"Anvthino^ that can lie done by Americans to 
mal<e memorial things sacred to their children ought 
to be done. We are an irreverent people, and we 
so emphasize the present that the past has little 
charm for us. While the truth is, unless a nation 
takes care of its past, it soon neglects its future. I 
am heartily in sympathy with the Memorial Asso- 
ciation.'' 



FROM EMINENT CLERGYMEN. 



From CARDINAL GIBBONS : 

'^ The three-fold purpose for which your Asso- 
ciation has been organized is worthy of the highest 
commendation. Our patriotism and love of coun- 
try should be second only to our devotion to and 
love of God ; and it seems to me an Association 
whose chief care is to preserve and to call constant 
attention to the houses and places where the found- 
ers and leaders of our glorious Republic have lived 
and moved is well calculated to inspire these sen- 
timents." 

From BISHOP KEANE, Rector of the Catho- 
lic University : 

(At the opening of the Lincoln House.) ''The 
longer I live and the more I love America, the 



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more I thank God for the example of Lincohi. 
The work of consecrating this edifice to his memory 
is a noble one. We have not much history in this 
countr}- of ours, but, brief as it is, it is high and 
worth preserving. May God bless this work, in 
which I pledge my heartiest co-operation." 

From ARCHBISHOP ELDER, of Cincin- 
nati : 

"Your work of preserving and making perma- 
nent the houses and places associated with the mem- 
ory of those who have been benefactors of their 
country is one efficacious means of perpetuating 
this wholesome remembrance of the men and women 
of whom we have reason to be proud. It will be 
well if the example of your association at the capi- 
tal of the country give an impulse to similar move- 
ments elsewhere." 

From ARCHBISHOP KATZER, of Milwau- 
kee : 

" I consider the object of your Association a 
most happv and patriotic idea, which is in every 
way commendable, and deserving the support of 
the citizens of this great Republic." 

From ARCHBISHOP GROSS, of Oregon : 

" Having visited Rome, London and Paris, and 
so many other capital cities of Europe, I can well 



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testify to the care which is everywhere taken of 
preserving the noteworthy houses, and of suitably 
marking by tal^lets the houses and places of noble 
memory elsewhere. I heartily approve the project 
of similarly distinguishing the places and houses of 
historic interest in the capital city of our country. 
Nothing, in my opinion, will better serve to pro- 
mote that reverence and love for our native land, 
and her glorious Constitution and liberties, than 
these silent memories of departed heroes and pa- 
triots. 1 heartilv wish the Memorial Association 
eminent success." 

From JOHN HENRY BARROWS, D. D., of 

Chicago : 

"The objects proposed by your Association 
meet my hearty and enthusiastic approval. Every 
patriotic American will be grateful if vou succeed 
in preserving the historic houses of the nation's 
capital, and of marking with tablets the places of 
historic interest in Washington. The spirit which 
you will thus quicken and deepen is the spirit es- 
sential to the highest well-being of the Republic." 

From LYMAN ABBOTT, D. D., of Brook- 
lyn : 

" I am most heartily in sympathy with the plans 
and purposes of the Memorial Association. I hope 
it may achieve such success that similar organiza- 
tions may be started in other parts of the country 



35 

for the purpose of preserving memorials of historic 
interest, which are now far too readily destroyed, 
as though they were of no value." 

From MORGAN DIX, D. D., Rector of Trinity 
P. E. Chiuxh, New York : 

"The design of procuring from Congress an itp- 
propriation for the purchase of the house in which 
President Lincoln died meets my approval. I 
think it of great importance that historic relics of 
this class should be preserved, and I trust that vou 
will meet with good success in the prosecution of 
your design. The plan of marking notable houses 
in the city of New York with notable tablets, or 
designating in such manner the spots at which im- 
portant events have occurred, is one which has been 
undertaken, and is now successfully prosecuted, 
by the Society of the Sons of the Revolution. We 
have already done some very good work in this 
line and have much more in prospect." 

From ROBERT COLLYER, of New York: 

"It is a good thing you propose to do in the pur- 
chase of the house in which President Lincoln died, 
and I think the nation will be with you in sym- 
pathy and the means." 

From CHARLES H. PARKHURST, D. D, 
of New York : 

"I am so warmly in sympathy with everything 
that the Association represents that I would love 



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to ^ive it the support of my presence as well as of 
my word," (In reply to an invitation to attend 
the opening of the Lincoln House.) 

From HERRICK JOHNSON, D. D., of Chi- 
cago : 

"A most beautiful memorial purpose, beneficent 
to the living and reverent to the dead, perpetuating 
that which is best in historic scene and association, 
and stimulative to all loyal hearts." 

From T. T. EATON, D. D., Editor of the 
Western Recorder^ Louisville, Kentucky : 

''The movement has my hearty sympathy, and 
I take occasion to commend it in this week's Re- 
corder.'" 

From R. S. McARTHUR, D. D., of New 
York : 

''I am in hearty sympathy with the object and 
aim of this orsranization. We have neglected too 
much to cultivate the historic spirit. If we do not 
adopt some practical measures now, in a few years 
these places will have faded from the memory of 
our people, and the yoimg of our land will be igno- 
rant of the great national events to which these 
places bear witness. It is difficult to overestimate 
the importance of the work begun in this direction, 
and I hope and believe it will be speedily crowned 
with success." 



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From GEORGE DANA BOARDMAN, D. 

D., of Philadelphia: 

" The purpose of the Memorial Association of 
the District of Columbia is grateful, just, patriotic, 
reverent, timely, and most valuable." 

From A. J. GORDON, D. D., of Boston: 

"I heartily approve the purpose of the Memorial 
Association to preserve the historic landmarks of 
our capital city for the instruction and inspiration 
of future generations, and wish its directors all 
success and support." 

From THOMAS S. HASTINGS, D. D., 

President of the Union Theological Seminary, 
New York : 

"• I have an ever-deepening affection, admiration, 
and reverence for that noble man whom God gave 
us in our time of sorest need. He is unique in 
my private Westminster iVbbey, and I rejoice in 
every tribute to his memory. It would be hard for 
me to say whether I admire him more than I love 
him. At all events I am grateful to you for what 
you are doing to honor his memory." 

From PHILIP SCHAFF, D. D., of New 
York : 

"Your project for the preservation of the most 
noteworthy houses in the capital of the nation 



38 , 

commends itself to the good judgment and taste of 
every patriot and lover of history." 

From JOHN HALL, D. D., Pastor of the 
Fifth Avenue Presbvterian Church, New York : 

"■ We are a young nation, but there are many 
things in the history of this great Republic, the 
moral influence of which on the national sentiment 
should be perpetuated, and it is eminently fit that 
the outward and sensible monuments of these 
things and of the men who shape the life of the 
United States should be nationally preserved." 

From F. M. ELLIS, D. D., of Baltimore: 

" I am glad for this new emphasis given by vour 
Association to the value of objects and associations 
distinctly American. I congratulate the people of 
the national capital for the example they have thus 
set the countrv, and wish the officers of vour 
Association the laro-est success." 

From CHARLES S. VEDDER, D. D., Pastor 
of the Huguenot Church, Charleston, S. C. : 

" It gives me great pleasure to know of your most 
laudable enterprise in rescuing the historical points 
of the capital city from oblivion. You have set 
an example which ma}- well be followed every- 
where in our cities." 



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From niSITOPPARET, of Maryland : 

" 1 most warmly approve the purpose of the 
Memorial Association in jjuardinsf and desiofnatine: 
houses and places of historic interest. I wish them 
abundant success." 



From BISHOP POTTER, of New York: 

" The ortyanization of the Memorial Association 
of the District of Columbia was a most happy 
thouii^ht, and it is fitly presided over by our honored 
Chief Justice. 

'^ It is an especial charm of foreign cities to be 
able to read something of their history, and of the 
men who have made them great, in ancient buildings 
and landmarks ; and surely no city in the world 
has, during its comparatively ])rief life, gathered 
within it more names of lastinsT interest and exem- 
plary value, whether as citizens, statesmen, or 
patriots, than Washington. I wish you all success 
in vour most opportune undertaking." 



From RLSnOP LITTLE JOHN, of Long Is- 
land : 

"The Memorial Association has not, in my 
judgment, been organized a day too soon. Its ob- 
ject is most praiseworthy and will have the cordial 
approval of e\erv patricjtic citizen of our country." 



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From BISHOP SCARBOROUGH, of New 
Jersey : 

" Everv one who has visited Washiiif^ton as a 
strant^cr, and had to <j^athcr his information from 
the averatre cal)-dri\er a])out historical phxces in 
that beautiful city will appreciate the efforts of the 
Memorial Association, I heartily commend your 
unselfish work and wish vou s^ood success in it." 

From BISHOP COLEMAN, of Delaware: 

" The objects of the Association are such as ap- 
peal very strono^lv to my own sentiments and con- 
victions. I should think they would to those of all 
patriotic Americans. You have my hearty wishes 
for the complete accomplishment of the work 
undertaken.'' 

From BISHOP CLARK, of Rhode Island : 

••' I am <^lad to know that attention is beginniui^ 
to be directed to the preservation of historic build- 
ings, and I trust that the efforts of the Alemorial 
Association will help to prevent the destruction of 
the few that remain. It has always seemed to me 
very discreditable to the city of Boston that the 
venerable and beautiful Hancock Plouse was 
allowed to be blotted out." 

From BISHOP DUDLEY, of Kentucky : 

"The buildings in Washington which you pro- 
pose to perpetuate and designate with appropriate 



41 

inscriptions are the monuments of our national 
history, and better than formal obelisks will they 
keep alive the memory of the great events of which 
they were instruments. By all means should they 
be preserved, and I cannot doubt that the Congress 
will give to vour Association the means to preserve 
them." 

From BISHOP KNICKERBACKER, of In- 
diana : 

"The objects of the Memorial Association to 
preserve historic buildings and mark historic places 
is certainly most desirable, and the generation that 
comes after w^ill rise up and bless it. I hope it 
mav succeed in all its endeavors." 

From BISHOP WHIPPLE, of Minnesota : 

"I heartily approve of the objects of the Memo- 
rial Association. It is our reproach that we have 
so little reverence for the past. Nothing can be 
more precious than the memorials linked with the 
great names of the Republic. They are silent 
teachers which recall the lessons of lovaltv to God 
and to country that these men exemplified in their 
lives. I wish vou Godspeed in your patriotic 
work." 

From BISHOP HUNTINGTON, of Central 
New York : 

"The purpose of the Memorial Association 
seems to me to be worthy, appropriate, and timely. 



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More so than many of the commemorative projects 
that are now popuhir." 

From BISHOP LEONARD, of Ohio : 

" I am o^reatly interested in your huulable plan. 
Some years back I went to Mr. W, W. Corcoran 
and urged him to set apart an alcove in the Art 
Gallerv, in which might be placed prints, water- 
color pictures, photographs, etc., of the historic 
structures in and about W ashington. The British 
Museum in London has devoted a large space to 
similar memorials of that ancient city, and it 
occurred to me that v/e should follow such an ex- 
ample. I trust that you will push this laudable 
enterprise till it attracts liberal attention, and I 
assure you of my keen interest in what you have so 
intelligently undertaken." 

From BISHOP NEELY, of Oregon : 

" I beg to assure you of my hearty commendation 
of the purposes of the Memorial Association, and 
of my hope that they may be fully realized by the 
co-operation of patriotic citizens." 

Prom BISHOP WILLIAMS, of Connecticut : 

"I can hardly imagine any better way of culti- 
vating that historic spirit which is so essential to 
the life of the nation than that which the Memorial 
Association has adopted. The plan has mv warm 
interest and best wishes." 



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From BISHOP TUTTLE, of Missouri : 

"I rejoice in the efforts you are making to fix 
some centres that may be sources of honest patriotic 
sentiment, and to preserve some shrines for patriotic 
devotion. My bes»t wishes heartily go with my 
thanks to you and your felloAv-laborers." 

From BISHOP QLTINTARD, of Tennessee : 

"I greatly rejoice to know that such a movement 
has been inaugurated. I feel that it is a matter of 
grave interest, and that every true patriot should do 
his utmost for the promotion of the purposes of the 
organization." 

From BISHOP DAVIS, of Michigan : 

"Your purpose and design are such as must 
commend themselves to every patriotic and intelli- 
ofent citizen. I wish vou all success in vour admi- 
rable undertaking." 

From BISHOP LAWRENCE, of Massachu- 
setts : 

"Living: between the Lons^fellow Mansion and 
the Washington Elm, in this old town (Cambridge) , 
I can speak with experience and enthusiasm of the 
worth and interest of historic spots. Washington 
has before it an historic interest which no other city 
can claim, and the ^Memorial Association has a large 
opportunity.'' 



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From lUSIIOP PERRY, of Iowa: 

"The preservation of the noteworthy houses at 
the cai^ital as historical monuments is a matter that 
should elicit the approval and command the co- 
operation of every lover of his country. The intel- 
ligent and patriotic labors of your Association, as 
indicated in its charter of incorporation, will make 
more fair and attractive the great and glorious city 
which is the centre of our national life." 

From BISHOP NELSON, of Georgia : 

" I desire to assure vou of mv interest in the 
work of the Association. It is a startlins' fact that 
the people of our land, possessing so few" antiqui- 
ties, have usually been extremely careless in the 
preservation of those few, and I heartily indorse 
and approve any project which looks to the safety 
and custody of any links v.ith the past, such as 
buildings and monuments, books and relics, which 
in the future, even more than at the present time,, 
will be objects of such intense interest to our peo- 
ple as well as to foreigners." 

From BISHOP NICHOLS, of California : 

" The admirable object of the Association cannot 
fail to be a popular one. There is a wholesome 
American taste for the flavor of anticjuitv. AVe 
not only like to refer to the precepts of our elders, 
but to see where they lived and worked, and if the 
Association receives the attention it ought, walks 



45 

in Washington may become as picturesque of the 
past as Hare's Walks in London." 

' From BISHOP GARRETT, of Texas : 

" I am sure every patriotic citizen of the United 
States must cordially approve the purpose of the 
Association. Other nations cannot fail to be inter- 
ested in the preservation of those monuments which 
enshrine the history of great epochs in national 
life. The civilized world will commend your 
enterprise. The membership of your Association 
is a sulHcient guarantee of its sagacious and patri- 
otic management." 

From BISHOP FITZGERALD, of New^ York : 

"The purposes of the Association are most 
highly to be commended. Every earnest patriot 
will wish that thev may be successfully executed." 

From BISHOP FOWLER, of Minneapolis : 

"The Memorial Association is one that com- 
mends itself to me as a patriot. We have made 
much magnificent history ; it is high time we were 
carefully preserving it. In every other civilized 
land, and in many heathen lands, I have seen noble 
monuments to their heroic dead, and the traveller 
is interested in visiting the scenes that were pre- 
cious in the eyes of our worthy dead. The wealth 
of a country is in its heroic people ; its greatness, 
in the treasures it cherishes from the mig'htv men 
of the past." 



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From BISHOP HAYGOOD, of Georgia: 

" T hope vou will accomplish the praiseworthy 
ends vou have in view. Few thin<j^s are more im- 
portant than the preservation of the memorials of 
our noblest history." 

From BISHOP MALLALIEU, of Buffalo: 

" I most certainlv commend the worthy and pa- 
triotic enterprise vou have in hand. To preserve 
for future generations the sites and buildings made 
memorable by their association with the great and 
good is to confer inspiration and blessing upon un- 
counted millions. I wish vou the most eminent 
success." 

From BISHOP WARREX. of Colorado : 

" I greatly approve the work of your Associa- 
tion. Some of the most interesting things in Eu- 
ropean cities are the places that the makers of 
historv have made immortal. A simple tablet 
makes thousands of pilgrims stop and remember 
the great deeds of great men." 

From BISHOP XIXDE, of Detroit: 

" I shall take a warm interest in watching your 
success. Our nation is ripening in age. It is be- 
coming nobly historic. Its memorable places and 
buildings will become shrines for the people 
through the coming vears to visit with increasing 
interest and reverence, if thev are properly marked 



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and preserved. I hope the praiseworthy ends of 
the Association will be fullv realized." 



From BISHOP VINCENT, of New York : 

" Your objects are deserving of praise and sup- 
port. I wish you success in your proposed 
scheme.'' 



From BISHOP MERRILL, of Chicago : 

"A good thing. Go ahead. If the list of names 
is an insutiicient recommendation, add mine as 
endorsinH" them.'''' 

From BISHOP BOWMAN, of St. Louis : 

"I most heartily approve of the proposed work 
of your Association, and trust you will be success- 
ful in accomplishing your wishes." 

From BISHOP HURST, of Washington, 
D. C. : 

"I am glad to see that a movement is begun to 
mark the historic houses of Washinsfton with 
suitable tablets. Long since this most appropriate 
work should have been undertaken, and it comes 
now not a day too soon. Our city abounds in 
memorable houses, and each should be known to 
all the world." 



48 

From the Hox. CHARLES F. LIBBY, Presi- 
dent of the Maine State Bar Association : 

•• W hile I am somewhat doubtful whether any 
words of mine can add weight to what has been 
so well put before the public bv the officers of vour 
Association, I beo^ to say that I heartily approve 
the purposes of vour organization." 

From the Hox. I. XEWTOX FIERO, Presi- 
dent of the New York State Bar Association : 

'• I beg leave to express a most earnest hope that 
vou may be successful in procurinsT from Cong-ress 
an appropriation sufficient for the purchase of the 
house in which President Lincoln died. It would 
certainly be most appropriate if this property 
should be preserved, and protected under the care 
of your Association. I shall take great pleasure 
in doing anything in my power to forward its ob- 
jects." 

From ALBERT CLARKE. Secretary of the 
Home Market Club, Boston, ]\Lissachusetts : 

"Your work is of national interest and im- 
portance, and should be liberally promoted by Con- 
gress. Every historic spot in the national capital, 
preserved as nearly intact as possible, is an educator 
in patriotism, and that is the kind of education 
which a heterogeneous population most needs, and 
is in the sfreatest danorer of neglectinof. There is 



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no other house in Washington which I have viewed 
with so great interest as the one in which Lincohi 
died. This interest will be greater in others as the 
event recedes, Lincoln died for his country, and 
the country should help your Association to acquire 
and preserve that house. '^ 

From O. L. F. BROWNE, Secretary of the 
Commercial Exchange, Des Moines, Iowa : 

" The following resolution has been adopted 
without dissent by our Board of Managers : 

" Whet'eas we believe that the object of the 
Memorial Association of the District of Columbia 
is a praise^vorth3' one, therefore, Resolved^ by the 
directors of the Commercial Exchange of Des- 
Moines, Iowa, that Ave earnestly request that Con- 
gress make such appropriation as in its wisdom 
may seem needful to the accomplishment of the 
objects of the Association.'.' 

From GEORGE CLINTON, President of the 
Buffalo Merchants' Exchange : 

"I am decidedlv of the opinion that keeping 
alive and before our people the memories of our 
great and good men is one of the strongest forces 
that can be utilized for preserving the patriotism of 
our people, and inciting the rising generation to a 
generous emulation in preserving our institutions by 
following in the footsteps of our illustrious states- 
men. An affectionate regard for the memories of 



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our great leaders also rec[iiires some conimenioration 
of their deeds. The plan of voiir organization I 
deem an excellent one, and the locality where that 
plan is to be carried out the most appropriate one 
in the Ignited States. Congress certainly should 
aid you. While I haye stated \yhat I haye as my 
personal yie\ys, yet I am sure that I reflect the 
feelings of the entire Merchants' Exchange.'' 

From B. F. WIIITXER, President of the State 
Bar Association of South Carolina : 

'• I need scarcely say that I most cordially com- 
mend the object and aims of your Association, as 
I belieye eyery sfood citizen \yill \yho loyes his 
country and is proud of its history in the march of 
ciyil and religious liberty, and of its ^yonderful ad- 
yancement in the arts and industries of ciyilized 
life. I hope that you will receiye all needed aid 
from Congress, and eyery encouragement from the 
people of our common country." 

From CHARLES E. FLAXDRAU, of St. 

Paul : 

" I assure you, my dear sir, that I sympathize 
heartily with the object of your organization, and 
especially so as all my boyhood days were passed 
in the District of Columbia. T left there about 52 
years ago, but haye made out to return almost an- 
nually eyer since, and although at one time I knew 
eyery place of interest in the whole District, I find 



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it difficult now to locate any historical point. I 
will take the responsibility, without consulting the 
bar association, of assiu-ing you that our sympathies 
are entirely with your organization, and if we can 
in any way aid vou we will be most happy to do 
so." 



From R. T. BARTON, Winchester, Virginia: 

" I entirely sympathize with your object in mark- 
ing historic houses, and especially in preserying the 
house in which President Lincoln died. Xo one 
who has enjo\'ed the pleasure which the preserya- 
tion of such interesting objects in Europe affords to 
the trayeller can fail to wish that the same thing 
can be accomplished in this country. I sincerely 
hope that Congress may be induced to make the 
appropriation for the purchase of this house." 



From CHARLES T- vSWTFT, of San Francisco : 



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The purposes of the Association meet with my 
earnest approyal." 

From F. A. McWILLIE, of Jackson, Miss.. 
Ex-President of the vState Bar Association : 

" The object of the Association meets my warmest 
approval.' 



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From JAMES P. WINCHESTER, President 
of the First National Bank of Wilmington, Dela- 
ware : 

"I consider the work of your Association to be 
most laudable. Our country needs the perpetua- 
tion of the memory of our historic men. Certainly 
no land has produced greater." 

From DONALD FLETCHER, Banker, of Den- 
ver, Colorado : 

"I have not heard of anything latel}' that more 
thoroughly pleases me than that your Association 
will tr\ to have Congress purchase the house in 
which President Lincoln died, and mark other his- 
toric places. If I can be of any service to you com- 
mand me. I assure you that every Coloradoan will 
heartily approve of your patriotic and thoughtful 
zeal." 

From the Hox. E. S. LACEY, President of the 
Bankers" National Bank of Chicago, and lately 
Comptroller of the Currency : 

"I note with great pleasure that the Memorial 
Association has been organized, and that its officers 
and directors are of such a character as to assure it 
unqualified success. 

" To perpetuate and emphasize the historic in- 
terest which attaches to so many places and objects 
in Washington and its vicinity is a patriotic work 



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which has been ah-eady too long delayed. The re- 
cent rapid growth of the city and the many changes 
now in contemplation will soon render it impossi- 
ble to do this \vork in a satisfactory manner. 

"I sincerely hope that you may be able to pro- 
cure from Congress suitable appropriations for the 
end you have in view. The cost will be insisrnifi- 
cant in comparison with the gratifying results which 
you will be able to accomplish, not only for the 
benefit of the present generation, but of many in the 
centuries to come. You have ni}^ hearty sympathy 
and support in your commendable efforts in this 
direction." 

From A. BALDWIN, President of the New 
Orleans National Bank : 

"I have read of the organization and purposes 
of your Association, and agree with you that it 
will be to the general good that these historic places 
should be kept and preserved." 

From E. N. MORRILL, President of the First 
National Bank of Leavenworth, Kansas : 

" I notice with pleasure your efforts to preserve 
and mark the noteworthy houses of the capital city, 
and commend most heartily your action in that di- 
rection. I have often noticed the plain brick 
house made historic by the death within its walls 
of our martvred President, and have felt that the 
building ought to be owned and forever preserved 



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by (Uir Government. I sincerely hope that Con- 
gress will at its next session make an appropriation 
sufficient to purchase that house, and to enable 
vou to mark in a proper manner other l)uildings 
around which cluster manv of the most sacred 
associations of the past." 

From BRAIXARD H. WARNER, President 
of the Washington Loan and Trust Company : 

" I take pleasure in stating that I highly esteem 
the objects and purpose of the Association. It 
will doubtless serye to make known manv points 
of great historic interest which are at present 
comparatively unknown." 



FROM VARIOUS NEWSPAPERS. 



From THE WASHINGTON POST of Febru- 
ary 8, 1S93: 

" The laudable objects of the Memorial Associa- 
tion of the District of Columbia have been fully 
set forth in TJie Post^ tog^ether with the names of 
the eighteen members of the Association, which 
are of themselves an all-sufficient assurance that 
they are governed in this matter by the utmost hon- 
esty and patriotism of purpose. 

" One of the first moves of the Association, and 



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one that commends itself at once to public appro- 
bation, is directed to the purchase of the house on 
Tenth street in which Abraham Lincoln, died, and 
around which cluster so many melancholy associa- 
tions. In the natural order of events this property 
must give way to the progress of improyement, and 
with it disappear one of the most memorable of all 
our historic landmarks — one that possesses not only 
to the citizens of Washington, but to the whole 
country, a peculiarly reyerent interest. 

" 7y/(? Pos^ believes the appropriation asked for 
to be meritorious and in a certain sense obligatory. 
If the property is to be bought at all, instead of 
being allowed to go to decay or be torn down, 
it should be bought without delay, when it can be 
had at a less price than it will command two years 
or five years hence. It is a mansion that should be 
saved as it is to future generations and cared for 
with the same religious veneration that is bestowed 
upon the home of Washington at Mt. Vernon. 
Such, we doubt not, would be the unanimous voice 
of the people, could they be heard upon this ques- 
tion, and Congress need not fear the rebuke of its 
constituencies for an expenditure so just and appro- 
priate." 

From the WASHINGTON STAR of October' 



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iS, 1S9 

" There are many historic structures in this city, 
and these, unless either Congress or the ^Memorial 
Association interferes, must soon decay or be re- 



56 

placed by modern dwellings. Some of these places 
should be saved, and if public interest can once be 
aroused they will be. The Association has a great 
task to perform, and it should receive, as it de- 
serves, the hearty encouragement of every one 
whose patriotism is untainted by self-interest, and 
v^^ho would see this Washino-ton of ours more beau- 
tiful and more interesting than any other city on 
earth. The Lincoln house and the Lincoln relics 
ought not, how^ever, to be the property of an indi- 
vidual or an association, but of the nation. Con- 
gress ought speedily to provide for the purchase of 
this property, preserving with patriotic care re- 
membrances of the great President, and honoring 
his name and memory." 

From the INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL of 
May 12, 1893: 

" Of all the enterprises that present themselves 
from time to time for editorial comment, that which 
calls itself the Memorial Association of the District 
or Columbia seems one of the most unselfish, and 
unmoved by other than considerations of pure senti- 
ment. The immediate desire of the Association is 
to procure from Congress an appropriation for the 
purchase of the house in wdiich President Lincoln 
died. The object of this society, which is duly 
incorporated, is composed of prominent men, and 
has for its president Chief Justice Fuller, is highly 
commendable. The house in which President 
Lincoln died at once became a place of pilgrimage, 



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and its associations will render it even a g-reatei 
point of interest as time goes by. It shonld be 
preserved and restored bv all means." 

From the WYANDOTTE (Kansas) HERALD 
of February 2, 1S93 : 

" The object of the Association is a laudable 
one, and as the title to all property secured by it 
vests in the United States, Congress should not 
only encourage, but deal lilierally and speedily 
with it by making such appropriations as will en- 
able it to successfully carry out its plans and pur- 
poses." 

From the NEW ORLEANS PICAYUNE of 
the 31st January, 1S93 : 

" The PicaytDie recognizes the importance of 
the work that the Association has undertaken to 
do, and wishes it all success." 

From the NEW ORLEANS TIMES-DEMO- 
CRAT of May 22, 1893 : 

"The Association will have the endorsement 
and good wishes of all patriotic Americans." 

From the KENNEBEC (Maine) JOURNAL, 
February 7, 1893 : 

" The rapid growth of the national capital in- 
creases the importance of the work of this organi- 
zation, wliich has entered the field none too soon." 



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From the BALTIMORE NEWS, February 
12, 1S93 : 

"•An ori^ani/.ation of this kind lias lon<i^ been 
needed, and it will have the aid and synipatliy of 
students and lovers of historv as well as of the 
patriotic citizen." 

From THE BALTIMORE SUN of May 12, 
1S93: 

" Of the old colonial houses there are ^'ery few 
remaining, but the preservation of them and the 
marking with tablets other historic houses and 
places connected with the birth and earlier progress 
of the nation is a praiseworthy undertaking." 

From THE BOSTON TRANSCRIPT of 

Februarv 2, 1S93 : 

"It is truly high time that the historic spirit had 
a little chance of cultivation at the national 
capital." 

From the BOSTON TRAVELLER of Feb- 
ruary 3, 1893 : 

" The Memorial Association of the District of 
Columbia, of which Chief Justice Fuller is Presi- 
dent, deserves the heartiest encouragement from all 
classes and citizens." 



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From the BOSTON GLOBE of September 

"It is a good and patriotic undertaking; what- 
ever Congress can do to help it on should certain 1} 
be granted." 

From the BOSTON CONGREGATIONAL- 

IST of October 5, 1S93 • 

" Such an organization was started none too soon. 
It is an important aid to intelligent patriotism. It 
should have the sympathy and support of all 
American citizens." 

From the KANSAS CITY JOURNAL of May 
12, 1893: 

" The membership of the Association includes 
some of the eminent men of the nation, Chief 
Justice Fuller being its ofhcial head. Its professed 
objects are most worthy, and the promoters of the 
movement are citizens M'hose character is a guaran- 
tee that its motives are pure and patriotic. It 
should have the encouragement and the assistance 
of the public and of Congress." 

From THE OMAHA WORLD-HERALD of 

October i, 1S93 : 

" Decidedlv the house associated with Lincoln 
and many another mansion of the beautiful capital 
ought to be preserved. They are filled with illus- 
trious associations. " 



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From THE OMAHA BEE of November 5, 
1S93: 

"" The preservation of historic homes becomes a 
matter of national concern. Patriotic motives are 
stron<i- enouirh to enbst a few individuals in the 
movement, but to conduct it properly requires the 
assistance of Congress. The Association relies 
upon the Government to come to its aid. That a 
building of such historic importance should belong 
to the people and be preserved in its original con- 
dition must be recognized by all as a praiseworthy 
proposition. The nation owes that much homage 
to the memory of the martyred President." 

From THE ORANGE (New Jersey) CHRON- 
ICLE, February 4, 1S93 : 

" Anv one who has ever visited Washington 
keenlv appreciates the need of just this thing, and 
will wish Godspeed to the Association in its praise- 
worthy efforts." 

From THE ALBANY EVENING JOUR- 
NAL, February S, 1893 : 

"It is hoped that Congress w^ill see fit to fur- 
ther the work of the Association. The objects 
which it seeks to obtain are well worth v of its l)est 
efforts." 



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From THE NEW YORK TRTBl^NE of Fcl)- 
ruary 9, 1S9J : 

"A most useful and patriotic work has been 
undertaken by the Memorial Association of the 
District of Columbia. It ought not to be difficult 
to enlist public sympathy and the support of Con- 
gress for so noble a work. Washington has been 
the home for generations of great Americans \vh(^ 
have founded and preserved national institutions, 
and directed the progress of a Republic that with 
the consent of Christendom is accounted the hope 
of the world. Nothing should be left undone to 
preserve the reminiscences of their greatness, and 
by memorials on every side to educate and develop 
the historic spirit of the coming generation." 

From THE NEW YORK MAIL AND EX- 
PRESS, Oct. 21, 1893: 

" Public sentiment should speedilv indicate a gen- 
eral desire to have the plans of the Association re- 
alized. The house in which President Lincohi died 
should become the property of the nation, and not 
remain subject to the disposition of the private 
owner." 

From THE CINCINNATI COMMERCIAL- 
GAZETTE, May 13, 1893 : 

"A generous policy by Congress in aid of the 
purposes of the Memorial Association would re- 



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ceive the hearty endorsement of every American 
citizen who is proud of his country's record." 

From THE PITTSBURG TIMES of Ma}- lo, 
1S93: 

"The Association is especially desirous of pur- 
chasing^ the house where President Lincoln died, 
which it says is the onh huildin^^ at the capital dis- 
tinctly associated with him. The work is certainly 
a most commendable one, and should have the 
moral support of every patriotic citizen in pressing 
it to a speedy consummation." 

From THE HOUSTON (Texas) POST of 
February i , i S93 : 

"It is proposed to purchase and preserve the 
most notable houses and mark them with suita1)le 
tablets, and thus cultivate a historic spirit, and rev- 
erence for the leaders and memories of the Repub- 
lic. It is a laudable purpose, and the country and 
Congress should assist the Association." 

From the BURLINGTON (Vermont) FREE 
PRESS, February i, 1893: 

" The Memorial Association of the District of 
Columbia is worthy of all ])raise for inauouratino" 
a movement to preserve the historic structures in 
and about the nation's capital, and all true Ameri- 
cans will rejoice that one of the first steps of the 
Association will be to purchase the house in that 
city in which the immortal Lincoln yielded up his 



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life and restore it to the condition in which it then 



was." 



From the JEFFERSONIAN (Piedmont, Vir- 
ginia), February 7, 1S93 : 

"Washington being the nation's city, Congress 
should aid the Memorial Association of the District 
of Columbia in the excellent work it has under- 
taken." 

By the Rev. ROBERT P. KERR, D. D., in 
the RICHMOND (Virginia) TIMES, of Novem- 
ber 9, 1S93 : 

" Next to religion itself there is no more elevat- 
ing influence that can be brought to bear upon the 
rising generation than an intimate acquaintance with 
the lives, characters, and achievements of the great 
men of the coimtry. The work of the Memorial 
Association will be of the greatest service in pro- 
moting patriotism and the refinements of a higher 
civilization, and ought to have the approval and 
assistance of all true Americans." 

From the PARKERSBURG (West Virginia) 
STATE JOURNAL, January 28, 1893: 

"The first purchase by the Association will be 
the house in which President Lincoln died, which 
will belonof to the United States. The movement 
is a most worthy one, and is especially timely in 
this historic and memorable year." 



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